[Giant left ventricle cardiac hydatid cyst : report of a challenging case].

Hydatidosis is a potentially fatal parasitic disease where humans are an accidental host. The cardiac location is due to the development in the heart of the larval form of Taenia Echinococcus granulosus. We present the case of a patient with a history of pulmonary hydatid cysts who presented with atypical chest pain with a huge hydatid cyst of the anterior and lateral wall of the left ventricle of 80/66 mm in diameter responsible of a thinning of the wall of the left ventricle and close relationship with the anterior descending artery and the circumflex artery.

[Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction: Short- and long-term outcomes].

Background: Ischemic heart disease with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction is a poor prognosis. Coronary artery bypass grafting is the gold treatment in this population, despite high surgical risk.

Aim: The aim of our study is to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic heart disease and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVEF≤35%).

Abnormal Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery Discovered at Age 67: What to Do?

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) was described by Abbott in 1908. In most cases, it is an isolated lesion, being the most common cause of myocardial ischemia in children. The associated mortality rate without intervention reaches 90% during childhood.

[Impact of mitral annuloplasty combined with surgical revascularization in ischemic mitral regurgitation].

Introduction: Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (IMR) is a serious complication of coronary artery disease and is associated with a poor prognosis. The optimal surgical treatment of IMR involves controversies in its indications and modalities.

Objectives: To determine whether mitral annuloplasty associated with surgical revascularization improved short and mid terms outcomes compared with revascularization alone in patients with IMR.

Surgical management of postoperative ductal aneurysm: a case report.

We report the case of 24-year-old woman who presented with ductal aneurysm 7 years after a triple ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus. She underwent successful repair through median sternotomy and under moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective cerebral perfusion.